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  1. International

    Investigations Around the World

    By Simona Raetz | September 28, 2011, 5:33 pm

    In this week’s round-up: In Chile, telephone surveillance by police is invading the privacy of ordinary citizens; In Iraq, recruiters for extremist organizations increasingly target poor women to carry out suicide missions; and in the U.S. , Florida school officials redirected millions of federal stimulus dollars – meant to improve poor-performing schools -- to delaying layoffs and budget cuts. Read More

  2. International

    Investigations Around the World

    By Simona Raetz | August 25, 2011, 4:46 pm

    In this week’s round-up: One of the world’s largest diamond mines, in Zimbabwe, is also a torture camp; in Colombia, people close the National Narcotics Agency are found in possession of confiscated goods from drug lords and the mafia; and western-made computer spy equipment is legally exported to authoritarian countries who use it to monitor human rights activists. Read More

  3. ICIJ Member Stories

    New ICIJ Members

    By Simona Raetz | August 15, 2011, 2:32 pm

    The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has added 15 new reporters to its roster of more than 100 journalists in 50 countries. Read More

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Cross Border Investigations

  1. Black-Market Coltan An illicit trade in coltan — a strategically important mineral used in an array of electronic devices — has emerged in the Amazon jungles that cover the border area between Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil. The black market is feeding smuggling networks run by armed paramilitaries and drug smugglers, and turning the zone in a new source of ‘conflict’ minerals with global implications. Go >

  2. Island of the Widows Island of the Widows

    Thousands of men working in the Pacific Coast sugarcane fields of El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and neighboring countries have been dying of chronic kidney disease, an ailment that in most parts of the developed world is a manageable condition. The condition has been exacerbated by difficult working conditions and poor access to timely health care, while governments and the sugar industry have done little in response.

  3. Looting the Seas II Looting the Seas II

    Spain is the most powerful fishing nation in a region where economies and fish stocks are in shambles. A team of reporters from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists examined the Spanish fishing industry’s political influence, global reach and criminal record. The stories reveal an industry more subsidized by taxpayers than any other in the European Union, even as it has racked up an extensive history of flouting rules and breaking laws.

  4. Interpol’s Red Notices used by some to pursue political dissenters, opponents Interpol’s Red Notices used by some to pursue political dissenters, opponents

    Over five months, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists conducted a probe of how Interpol really works. A complex profile of the international police organization emerged after dozens of interviews and reviews of Interpol documents and public records in several countries. Nations aligned with Interpol have used the group not just for chasing murderers and sex offenders, but as a tool against political opponents and refugees. CNN Radio’s Libby Lewis reported and wrote this article and produced a broadcast report of ICIJ’s findings

  5. The Truth Left Behind: Inside the Kidnapping and Murder of Daniel Pearl The Truth Left Behind: Inside the Kidnapping and Murder of Daniel Pearl

    The Pearl Project spent more than three years investigating the roles of 27 men linked to the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

  6. Smoke Screen: Big Tobacco’s Global Lobbying Smoke Screen: Big Tobacco’s Global Lobbying

    Down-and-out in developed nations, Big Tobacco is refocusing its lobbying on emerging markets.

  7. Looting the Seas Looting the Seas

    For seven months, ICIJ deployed 12 journalists to investigate the black market bluefin trade, a trail that led from major fishing fleets and tuna ranches in the Mediterranean and North Africa, through ministry offices, to some of the world’s largest buyers in Japan. ICIJ’s team uncovered a supply chain that at every step was riddled with fraud, negligence, and criminal misconduct.

  8. Dangers in the Dust: Inside the Global Asbestos Trade Dangers in the Dust: Inside the Global Asbestos Trade

    In the fall of 2009, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists began delving into industry efforts in developing countries to promote the use of asbestos — a known carcinogen banned or restricted in 52 countries. During nine months of research, the ICIJ team in partnership with the BBC documented the activities of a global network of industry groups, led by the Canadian government-backed Chrysotile Institute, which has helped fuel use of the toxic mineral in nations such as China, India, Brazil and Mexico. With the help of industry-funded scientists, these groups have influenced government regulations and fought off attempts to ban the cheap, fire-resistant construction and insulation material.

  9. The Global Climate Change Lobby The Global Climate Change Lobby

    Global attempts to craft a pivotal new climate treaty in Copenhagen this December are being stymied by a far-reaching, multinational backlash led by fossil fuel industries and other heavy carbon emitters, according to an ICIJ investigation based on reporting in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, India, Japan, and the United States.

  10. Tobacco Underground Tobacco Underground

    The illicit trafficking of tobacco is a multibillion-dollar business today, fueling organized crime and corruption, robbing governments of needed tax money, and spurring addiction to a deadly product. Drawn by profits rivaling those of narcotics, smugglers move cigarettes by the billion, making tobacco the world's most widely smuggled legal substance.

  11. Collateral Damage Collateral Damage

    Post-9/11 U.S. foreign policy and military aid and assistance had a huge impact in nations around the world — and at home. This award-winning project includes 20 articles from four continents.

  12. Divine Intervention, U.S. AIDS Policy Abroad Divine Intervention, U.S. AIDS Policy Abroad

    A year-long investigation of President Bush’s initiative to fight AIDS abroad finds that conservative ideology hinders its real benefits by insisting on abstinence-only programs over promoting condom use.

  13. Windfalls of War, U.S. Contractors in Afghanistan & Iraq Windfalls of War, U.S. Contractors in Afghanistan & Iraq

    A comprehensive examination of companies that won contracts for work in Iraq and Afghanistan — and of their campaign contributions, led by General Electric and Vinnell Corporation (the former Northrup Grumman).

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  15. Business of War
  16. Latin America
  17. Water Privatization